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Credit: Terri Stewart, FlickrDisneyland Resort has demolished two more ticket booths near the main entrance to the original Southern California Disney park amid ongoing construction in the Esplanade area. Here’s what to know about the massive expansion project in development at the Happiest Place on Earth.
Demolition Near the Entrance to Disneyland Park
This summer, Disneyland Resort demolished four ticket booths on the eastern side of the Esplanade between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. In the age of online vacation planning and digital theme park tickets, that left just two ticket booths on the eastern side for guests who prefer to buy day-of tickets in person.
This week, Disneyland Resort bulldozed those final two ticket booths near the entrance to Disneyland Park. On October 13, WDWNT shared photos of the demolished structures taken during a ride on the Disneyland Monorail:
To accommodate this latest demolition, Disneyland Resort merged this construction area with the nearby construction site for the development of a new Porto’s Bakery location in the Downtown Disney District with an interior dividing wall. Ground concrete has been laid in the foreground area, while the pathway to the Esplanade from the current security screening area on this side has been rerouted around the new construction barriers.
The white triangular frames visible in the photo on the left are likely the start of a new security screening area on the eastern side of the Esplanade, which is expected to relocate when this construction project is complete. The frames are the only part of the development visible above the ground-level construction barriers.
Disneyland Resort guests who prefer to buy theme park admission in person can visit Guest Services or the two remaining ticket booths on the western side of the Esplanade.
The demolition of the ticket booths is one of the earliest phases of DisneylandForward, a massive expansion project at the Happiest Place on Earth.
About DisneylandForward
The former site of the ticket booths will be used to accommodate the development of a new pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard, leading to a new parking structure and transportation hub on the current site of the Manchester cast member parking lot.
Disneyland Resort broke ground on the garage in August; it will feature 6,000 parking spaces, 302 electric vehicle charging stations, a security office, a dedicated area for shuttles and rideshares, and dedicated traffic access off Disney Way.
The new parking structure and pedestrian infrastructure will support the expected influx of visitors who want to experience the new attractions coming as part of the DisneylandForward expansion project, including two new rides in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park, the reimagining of Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park announced at D23 Expo 2026, a Coco (2017) ride on Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure Park, and an Avatar (2009) expansion at Disney California Adventure Park.
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